ML13022A293

From Bhalchandra Vaidy to Jessica Azulay: Re PRB Decision

ML13022A293
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	04/03/2012
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Azulay J Alliance for a Green Economy
References
FOIA/PA-2013-0010, TAC ME8189
Download: ML13022A293 (2)

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Doerflein, Lawrence From:

Vaidya, Bhalchandra Sent:

Tuesday, April 03, 2012 10:20 AM To:

Jessica Azulay

Subject:

RE: PRB Decision on Request for Immediate Action Re: FitzPatrick Emergency Enforcement Petition, March 9, 2012, (TAC No. ME8189)

Ms. Jessica Azulay, In response to your request, I am providing, for your information, the following summary of discussions with respect the petitioners' request for emergency enforcement action:

The report dated July 12, 2011, issued by the Near-Term Task Force (NTTF), established by the NRC in response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear event concluded that continued nuclear reactor operation and licensing activities do not pose an imminent risk to the public health and safety and are not inimical to the common defense because of the low likelihood of an event beyond the design basis of a U.S. nuclear power plant and the current mitigation capabilities at those facilities. The Order issued on March 12, 2012, (EA 050), "Order Modifying Licenses With Regard To Reliable Hardened Containment Vents," also concluded that a sequence of events such as the Fukushima Daiichi accident is unlikely to occur the U.S. Therefore, continued operation and continued licensing activities do not pose an imminent.

The NRC staff was aware of the conclusions presented in its Safety Evaluation dated September 28, 1992, for Fitzpatrick with respect to GL 89-16, and considered this information in its overall assessment on whether or not BWR facilities with Mark I and Mark II containments represented an imminent hazard and concluded they were not.

Thank you, Bhalchandra K. Vaidya Licensing Project Manager NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1-1 (301)-415-3308 (0) bhalchandra.vaidyac-nrc.qov From: Jessica Azulay [1]

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 4:35 PM To: Vaidya, Bhalchandra

Subject:

Re: PRB Decision on Request for Immediate Action Re: FitzPatrick Emergency Enforcement Petition, March 9, 2012, (TAC No. ME8189)

Bhalchandra Vaidya, I have received your notice about the PRB's decision. Can you please provide us with official documentation of that internal meeting and the decision that was made? We would like to know the basis for the PRB decision that there is no immediate health and safety threat to the public.

Thank you, Jessica Azulay On 3/27/2012 2:55 PM, Vaidya, Bhalchandra wrote:

Ms. Jessica Azulay, On March 20, 2012, the Petition Review Board (PRB) met internally to discuss the request for immediate action. The PRB denied the request for immediate action to take emergency enforcement action to suspend the operating license for FitzPatrick because there was no immediate safety concern to FitzPatrick, or to the health and safety of the public.

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In response to your request to address the PRB, the PRB is in the process of finalizing the date and time for the Public Meeting.

Thanks.

.Bhalchandra K. Vaidya Licensing Project Manager NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1-1 (301)-415-3308 (0) bhalchandra.vaidya(anrc.gov 2